Global Patent Index - EP 3787912 B1

EP 3787912 B1 20230712 - TOW VEHICLE AND TRAILER ALIGNMENT

Title (en)

TOW VEHICLE AND TRAILER ALIGNMENT

Title (de)

AUSRICHTUNG VON ZUGFAHRZEUG UND ANHÄNGER

Title (fr)

VÉHICULE DE REMORQUAGE ET ALIGNEMENT DE REMORQUE

Publication

EP 3787912 B1 20230712 (EN)

Application

EP 19724656 A 20190501

Priority

  • US 201862665308 P 20180501
  • US 2019030285 W 20190501

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2019339708A1] A method of aligning a tow vehicle with a trailer positioned behind the tow vehicle is provided. The method includes determining a point cloud map of a rear environment of the tow vehicle. The rear environment includes the trailer. The method also includes determining a front face plane of the trailer based on the point cloud map. The method also includes determining a normal line of the front face plane. The method also includes determining a path from the tow vehicle to the trailer such that a fore-aft axis of the tow vehicle is aligned with the normal line of the front face plane.

IPC 8 full level

B60D 1/36 (2006.01); B60D 1/62 (2006.01); B60R 1/00 (2022.01); G01C 11/00 (2006.01); G01C 11/28 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B60D 1/36 (2013.01 - EP US); B60R 1/003 (2013.01 - US); B60R 1/26 (2022.01 - EP US); B60W 30/18036 (2013.01 - US); G05D 1/0251 (2024.01 - US); G06T 7/11 (2016.12 - EP); G06T 7/174 (2016.12 - EP); G06T 7/246 (2016.12 - EP); G06T 7/73 (2016.12 - EP); G06T 7/74 (2016.12 - US); G06V 10/25 (2022.01 - EP US); G06V 20/56 (2022.01 - EP US); B60D 1/62 (2013.01 - EP); B60R 2300/301 (2013.01 - US); B60R 2300/304 (2013.01 - US); B60R 2300/8026 (2013.01 - US); B60R 2300/808 (2013.01 - EP US); B60W 2050/0005 (2013.01 - US); G01C 11/28 (2013.01 - EP); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01 - EP); G06T 2207/30241 (2013.01 - EP); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01 - EP); G06T 2207/30264 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 11175677 B2 20211116; US 2019339708 A1 20191107; CN 112004696 A 20201127; CN 112004696 B 20240412; EP 3787912 A1 20210310; EP 3787912 B1 20230712; JP 2021519998 A 20210812; JP 7326334 B2 20230815; WO 2019213323 A1 20191107

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201916401069 A 20190501; CN 201980029438 A 20190501; EP 19724656 A 20190501; JP 2020560943 A 20190501; US 2019030285 W 20190501